Thank you to the football fans through social media.
Expected to return to England after a short break in Korea.
Son Heung-min (Tottenham), the 'captain' of the Korean men's soccer team led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann, expressed his gratitude to soccer fans.
Son Heung-min said on his social networking service (SNS) on the 22nd (Korean time), “The national team’s last game in 2023 ended in China. The national team call-up in November was colder than ever, but we had a warm and happy time thanks to everyone's love. “I am so happy that the sport of soccer can receive so much love,” he said.
He continued, “I want to share the positive energy I have with many people as long as I was playing as a player. I want to make you happy and make you smile. “I know very well that it comes with a lot of responsibility,” he added.
Son Heung-min also said, “Thanks to your support, I am here, and all I can share is this little happiness and energy. “Thank you for making me feel important every time,” he said. “I made the 2023 national team so happy.” Thank you and I hope we can all laugh more and be happier together in 2024. i love you. “South Korea,” he said.
Klinsmann concluded this year's A-match schedule with the second match of Group C of the '2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup Asia Regional 2nd Qualification' against China, which was played away on the 21st.
Son Heung-min contributed greatly to the team's 3-0 win in the game against China, scoring 2 goals and 1 assist.
With this victory, Klinsmann recorded two consecutive wins following his 5-0 win against Singapore in the first game on the 16th, laying the foundation for advancing to the World Cup finals for the 11th consecutive time.
Son Heung-min, who has completed his national team schedule this year, now focuses on his team, Tottenham in the English Professional Football Premier League (EPL).
According to the Korea Football Association, including Son Heung-min, Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), Lee Jae-seong (Mainz), Hwang In-beom (Zvezda), Oh Hyun-gyu (Celtic), Jeong Woo-young (Stuttgart), Kim Seung-gyu ( Nine overseas members, including Al-Shabaab, returned to Korea in the early morning on a chartered plane rented at their own expense.
As there is no domestic call-up until March of next year, it is reported that Coach Klinsmann and the association have allowed an early move so that he can spend time with his family before returning to his team.
Except for three players, including Cho Kyu-sung (Midtjylland), Hwang Ui-jo (Norwich City), and Song Bum-geun (Shonan Bellemare), who returned to their teams immediately from China, the remaining domestic players will return home together through Incheon International Airport this afternoon.
Son Heung-min is expected to return to England after a short domestic break and play in the 13th round of the 2023-2024 EPL against Aston Villa, which will be played at home at 11 pm on the 26th. 토토사이트